Public Works

Responsibilities

The Public Works Department is on call 24 hours a day year round to handle any emergency. Our divisions also have a vigorous preventive maintenance program to make sure our facilities are in good working order. A partial list of responsibilities include:

  • Park Maintenance Street Cleaning
  • Road Maintenance
  • Salting
  • Sanitary Sewer Maintenance
  • Snow Removal
  • Storm Sewer Maintenance Sign Maintenance
  • Street and Traffic Lights Maintenance

Guidelines

Please review our policies so you can do your part in helping us provide you with efficient and cost-effective service. Follow our guidelines for:

Emergency Service Recycling Tips

If you are in need of our Public Works Department during off-hours, weekends, or holidays for reasons such as, sewer back-ups, road obstructions and flooding (that cannot wait until the next working day) please call 911.

Parks

Our Public Works Department works hard to maintain our parks. The Township has 11 parks throughout the community. For more information on all our parks, see the Parks page. There is something for everyone one and every age. Our parks include:

  • Basketball courts
  • Gyms
  • Hockey rinks
  • Tennis courts
  • Walking trails

Programs such as the Marple Little League and the Marple-Newtown Soccer Association make use of these facilities.